What's the name given to a curve described by certain comets that go round the sun and never return?

Hyperbola

Other than the Sun, what is the nearest star to Earth?

Proxima Centuri

Who was David's first wife?

Michal

What was the name of Rebekah's (wife of Isaac) nurse?

Deborah

Who was married to Er, slept with his brother Onan, and tricked their father into sleeping with her?

Tamar

Who recorded the song 'Take the Skinheads Bowling'?

Camper Van Beethoven

What is Lady Bird Johnson's real name?

Claudia Alta Taylor Johnson

What is the thing used by shoe salesmen to measure your foot?

Brannock

Santa Claus has a brother, what is his name?

Bells Nichols

What music group had the name Moondogs before the one they are known by now?

Beatles

What is the most popular name for a Pope of the Roman Catholic Church?

John

Who is Leslie Lynch King Jr.?

Gerald Ford

What was the name of Camp David before its current name(Camp David)?

Shangri-La

What was Typhoid Mary's real name?

Mary Mallon

In one of the pivotal battles of the ancient world, 300 Spartans held a mountain pass against a Persian army of thousands. At the end, every Spartan lay dead, but precious time had been gained for the rest of the Greek army. Name the battle.

Thermopylae

Despite the power of their army, the Spartans lived in constant terror of an uprising of their slaves, who outnumbered them 8 to 1. What were these slaves called?

Helots

Alexander the Great had a famous horse after whom he named a city in India. What was the horse's name?